Wednesday 12th June 2024

Dockside Darling Harbour – Cockle Bay Wharf, Wheat Road

Registrations for the 2024 Skills Conference

Opening early 2023

When

Wednesday 14th June 2024

Where

Dockside Darling Harbour
Cockle Bay Wharf, Wheat Road

Keynote Speakers

Other info here, other info here

SPEAKERS

The Apprentice Employment Network is pleased to confirm the following speakers for the 2024 Skills Conference. For further information on each speaker, click on their image to view their profile.

Jason Sultana
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Jason Sultana

Apprentice Employment Network NSW ACT

Tom Emeleus
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Tom Emeleus

NECA Training and Apprenticeships

Ed Ross
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Ed Ross

TradeMutt

Daniel Allen
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Daniel Allen

TradeMutt

The Hon. Steve Whan
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The Hon. Steve Whan

NSW Goverment

Dr Michele Bruniges
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Dr Michele Bruniges

NSW Government

Cyrus Wren
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Cyrus Wren

ACT Education Directorate

Leonie Stanfield
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Leonie Stanfield

Leonie Stanfield

Tash Stoeckel
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Tash Stoeckel

LinkedIn

Todd Pavlou
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Todd Pavlou

MEGT

Yasminka Nemet
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Yasminka Nemet

Microsoft

Shelley Mackie
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Shelley Mackie

Astute Payroll

Will Stubley
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Will Stubley

Year13

Bridie Searle
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Bridie Searle

Thales

Sally Browner
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Sally Browner

Institute of Applied Technology - Digital

Matt McInnes
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Matt McInnes

TAFE NSW

Guy Bruten
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Guy Bruten

AustralianSuper

PROGRAM

The 2024 Skills Conference

Empowerment and Connection

*Program subject to change.

Click on the relevant date and each session title to find out more about the session and speakers.

Pre Conference Networking Event

On the back of a successful event in 2022 & 2023, we will be holding a pre-conference networking event at The Galleries, Crowne Plaza Darling Harbour. This is an excellent opportunity to meet with other industry colleagues in a relaxed atmosphere before the conference. This 2-hour event includes all food and drinks. Guest Speakers - Daniel Allen and Edward Ross - TradeMutt and TIACS. This will be a preview of the keynote presentation tomorrow. The Apprentice Employment Network NSW & ACT will host the event.

2 hours

Crowne Plaza Darling Harbour

Networking Event

Daniel Allen
Ed Ross
https://www.trademutt.com
Jason Sultana

Jason is currently the Executive Officer of the Apprentice Employment Network NSW ACT since 2015. Jason has worked in the Group Training Industry for 9 years and 20 years in the broader Human Resources / Vocational Education and Training (VET) industry. He has held senior positions inside an Apprenticeship Centre (AASN), Registered Training Organisation (RTO) […]

http://www.aennswact.com.au

Welcome to Country & Opening Remarks

Jason Sultana – Executive Officer – Apprentice Employment Network NSW & ACT Tom Emeleus - Chairperson - Apprentice Employment Network NSW & ACT  

Tom Emeleus

Tom is the General Manager of NECA Training and Apprenticeships with 20+ years’ experience in the Energy and Electrical Contracting industries. He has led vocational training in large organisations and driven national strategy for the electrical industry through several directorships for 10+ years. Tom has worked in management, technical training, human resources, learning and development, […]

http://www.necatraining.com.au
Jason Sultana

Jason is currently the Executive Officer of the Apprentice Employment Network NSW ACT since 2015. Jason has worked in the Group Training Industry for 9 years and 20 years in the broader Human Resources / Vocational Education and Training (VET) industry. He has held senior positions inside an Apprenticeship Centre (AASN), Registered Training Organisation (RTO) […]

http://www.aennswact.com.au

NSW Ministerial Keynote

The Hon. Steve Whan, NSW Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education.

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The Hon. Steve Whan

Member for Monaro Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education

In Focus Session 1 – The Economic Update

Session to be presented by AustralianSuper

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Guy Bruten

Guy Bruten is Director – Thematic Macro Research at Australian Super.  He has been with the Fund since mid-2023.  Guy’s research focusses on the ways in which “big picture” themes – things like climate change, demographics, artificial intelligence and the trend towards populism – will impact the macroeconomic landscape and investment opportunities. Prior to joining […]

In Focus Session 2 – Jobs and Skills Australia Update

In Focus Session - This session will be a Jobs and Skills Australian update. The presenter for this session will be confirmed shortly.

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Morning Tea

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Panel Session 1 – Career Expos – Is it time for change?

In a tight labour market, we look at Career Expos and discuss whether it is time to change what we do as an industry to encourage school leavers into the Vocational Education and Training Pathway. Our panel will consider current technology and best practices. Is it worth considering things that have worked in the past? What can we do better? Session Host: Matt McInnes - TAFE NSW Panel Member: Leonie Stanfield. Panel Member: Will Stubley - Year13

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Matt McInnes

Matt is the current Director of Brand Experiences at TAFE NSW where he has worked for the past 4.5 years to help grow consideration to study at TAFE NSW by high school students by +23%.  Prior to TAFE NSW, Matt spent 6 years at Tourism Australia leading a number of Consumer Marketing efforts to connect […]

Will Stubley

Will Stubley is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Year13, an Australian EdTech committed to upgrading the school-to-work transition, and empowering individuals to embrace a future of hope, security, and productivity. Year13 was founded after experiencing the loss of a friend as a result of the pressures that young people face when finishing school and is now […]

https://www.year13.com.au
Leonie Stanfield

Leonie is a Registered Professional Career Development Practitioner delivering a broad range of career development services, including career exploration, transition, outplacement, leadership and executive coaching. Her varied career across 30 years in the not for profit and associations sector has included CEO roles, program management, communications and marketing, training and leadership development, including 18 years […]

Panel Session 2 – Impact of AI in the VET Industry

This panel discussion will examine how AI will impact the next generation of school leavers entering the workforce. How will it impact re-educating the workforce, and what does this mean for apprenticeships and traineeships? How can we use AI to support apprentices and trainees and achieve higher completion rates? Session Host: Shelley Mackie - Astute PayrollPanel Member: Yasminka Nemet - Microsoft, Panel Member: Sally Browner -Institute of Applied Technology - Digital  

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Sally Browner

Speaker at Digital Transformation Live 2023, EdTechsummit 2023, Contributor to NSW Digital Compact, Deakin MBA Student, Women’s Advanced Leadership Program Scholarship Recipient 2021, Cofounder of Goanna Education, Finalist in Women’s Agenda Awards ‘Emerging Leader in Tech 2018’ and Finalist in Telstra Business Women of the Year 2018/19 – Medium/Large Business. With over seven years of […]

Shelley Mackie

Shelley Mackie is the Client Services Director at Astute Payroll by Deel, a pay-to-bill software platform designed to take the complexities out of workforce management. With features like onboarding, online timesheets, award interpretation, invoicing, and seamless integrations, Astute is the ultimate middle-office solution for businesses managing contingent or temporary workforces. With a career spanning 20 […]

Yasminka Nemet

Yasminka Nemet is Microsoft’s Australia and New Zealand Future Skills Lead. With more than 30 years’ experience partnering with the education sector in Australia, New Zealand, and in the US, Yasminka sees the unique opportunity for digital skills to pave the way to opportunity and equality in a global digital economy. Of particular importance to […]

Lunch

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In Focus Session 3 – NSW VET Review update

Dr Michele Bruniges - Chairperson NSW VET Review

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Dr Michele Bruniges

Dr Michele Bruniges AM is Chair of the NSW VET Review and has previously held numerous senior public service positions. In these roles she has demonstrated a comprehensive knowledge and significant expertise in delivering operational and strategic outcomes across the education and training sectors. She is a former Commonwealth Secretary (2016-2023) holding responsibility for education, […]

In Focus Session 4 – LinkedIn – Learning in the Future

Technology and social media drive how we recruit, educate and train the current school leaver generation. How can LinkedIn support the VET sector to improve commencements and completions? What are they seeing in the marketplace? What will be the AI impact, and how can we all work together as a sector to maximise outcomes?  This In-Focus session will stimulate our thinking about what we do and how we do it. Presenter: Tash Stoekel - Head of Higher Education, NZ Government, Local Government and Healthcare

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Tash Stoeckel

Tash Stoeckel leads the Education business at LinkedIn for Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. She also oversees Public Sector and Healthcare. 9 years at LinkedIn and she has worked with the Education sector, including universities, TAFEs, and State Departments of Education, in various capacities. Tash is passionate about equity and inclusion and firmly believes that […]

Panel Session 3 – Empowerment and Connection – The Journey and Pathway

In this panel session, we will look at the journey and pathway of our current generation of trainees and apprentices and better understand what we can do better as an industry moving forward. Session Host: Todd Pavlou - General Manager, Recruitment & Management Services - MEGT Panel Member: Cyrus Wren - 2023 ACT Trainee of the Year, 2023 Australian Trainee of the Year - Runner Up, 2023 Todays Skills Tomorrows Leaders participant. Panel Member: Bridie Searle - 2023 NSW Trainee of the Year, 2023 Australian Trainee of the Year.

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Bridie Searle

In 2022, Bridie had never been on a ship. Today, Bridie is responsible for managing multi-million-dollar maritime projects with Thales Australia Limited in the Above Water Systems business, something made possible through her vocational pathway. After leaving the Hunter Valley to pursue a traineeship, Bridie began her Certificate IV in Project Management Practice at the […]

Todd Pavlou

Todd is the General Manager of group training for MEGT, an Australian not-for-profit business that began operations as a Group Training Organisation in 1982. Todd’s background as a professional athlete taught him the benefits of discipline, commitment, teamwork and resilience, especially in the context of successful leadership. His consultancy work with large employers like Adecco, […]

https://www.megt.com.au
Cyrus Wren

Cyrus is an award-winning trainee who was employed by the Australian Training Company and hosted by the ACT Education Directorate for his Traineeship. In 2023, Cyrus was named the ACT Trainee of the Year and runner-up in the Australian Training Awards. He was also successful in completing the NAEN Leadership Program – Today’s Skills Tomorrow’s […]

Short Afternoon Tea Break

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Keynote Presentation – Ed Ross & Daniel Allen – TradeMutt

Ed Ross and Daniel Allen - TradeMutt

Best mates Daniel Allen and Edward Ross are two carpenters by trade who met on a Brisbane building site in 2014. After Dan tragically lost a close mate to suicide in 2015, the two tradies identified two glaring problems - 1. The tone of the mental health conversation was too serious  2. Ordinary Australians don’t know where to go to seek support.

In 2018, the boys launched TradeMutt - A social enterprise workwear company by tradies for tradies. Their funky workwear was designed to take a more fun, light-hearted and colourful approach to normalising mental health conversations on a daily basis.

In June 2020, the pair launched TIACS - a free, early intervention mental health support service providing ongoing counselling services for the entire blue-collar sector. dailyTIACS has supported over 17.5k individuals at a return to the Australian community of $3m in free services, receiving numerous national accolades.

   

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Daniel Allen
Ed Ross
https://www.trademutt.com

Closing Remarks and End of Conference

Jason Sultana

Jason is currently the Executive Officer of the Apprentice Employment Network NSW ACT since 2015. Jason has worked in the Group Training Industry for 9 years and 20 years in the broader Human Resources / Vocational Education and Training (VET) industry. He has held senior positions inside an Apprenticeship Centre (AASN), Registered Training Organisation (RTO) […]

http://www.aennswact.com.au
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ACCOMMODATION

The Conference Secretariat has secured rooms, with favourable rates and flexible terms and conditions exclusively for attendees of the Conference. Please ensure you read the terms and conditions before making your selection.

Accommodation Terms and Conditions

Accommodation rates listed will be provided to delegates who book through the Conference Secretariat and will not be honoured if booking directly with the hotel.

To book accommodation please do so when you register for the conference. Select your check-in and check-out dates and the available accommodation options will appear.

If you do not require accommodation, please select ‘No Accommodation Required’ at the registration stage.

Accommodation Terms and Conditions
The hotels require that all bookings include credit card details. These credit card details will be forwarded to your selected hotel/apartment as a guarantee.

Crowne Plaza – Delegate/Guest’s credit to be charged to the value of one night’s accommodation 30 Days prior to arrival. All remaining nights’ and incidentals to be settled by the Delegate directly on check-in or check-out. Any credit card payments relating to Australian hotels will incur a 1.9% surcharge.

Ibis Barangaroo –  Full payment is due 30 days prior to the first arrival date of the group and will be charged to the credit card provided during registration..

A credit card surcharge of 1.4% (including GST) applies to all credit card payments made.

Accommodation Cancellation Policy

Cancellation of accommodation must be submitted in writing to the Conference Secretariat before 4pm Friday 10th May 2024. Any cancellation received after 4pm Friday 10th May 2024 will incur up to 100% cancellation penalty.

To avoid cancellation charges please ensure the accommodation dates are correct in the confirmation email.

Failure to show at the hotel on appointed date will be regarded as cancellation and appropriate charges will apply.

Please note accommodation is only available through this online booking form for the nights of 11th, 12th, 13th and 14thof June 2024. If you would like to organise accommodation beyond these nights, please contact the Conference Secretariat directly at skillsconference@conceptevents.com.au or on +61 (2) 9436 0232 to request.

EARLY BIRD

$434.50*

Delegate AEN NSW & ACT Member price

Before 17th APRIL 2021

*Members-only discount code required for this rate.

($500.50 For Delegate Non-member)

STANDARD

$500.50*

Delegate AEN NSW & ACT Member price

After 17th April 2021

*Members-only discount code required for this rate.

($544.50 For Delegate Non-member)

REGISTRATION

For all registration enquiries please contact the Conference Secretariat via email skillsconference@conceptevents.com.au

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VENUE

Dockside Darling Harbour
Cockle Bay Wharf, Wheat Road

Wednesday 12th June 2024

MORE INFORMATION

REGISTRATION

For all registration enquiries, please contact the Conference Secretariat via email skillsconference@conceptevents.com.au

NOTE: TICKETS AND FINAL PRICING WILL GO ON SALE IN EARLY 2024

Networking

$110.00

Pre-conference Networking Event 

Guest Speakers – Daniel Allen and Edward Ross – TradeMutt

Join us for a Pre-conference Networking Event.

If you are staying in the city the night before or would like the opportunity to meet with other industry colleagues before the conference, this new full catered event aims to provide a social atmosphere to get together.

6.00 PM to 8.00 PM
Tuesday 11th June 2024

The Galleries
Crowne Plaza Darling Harbour

Price includes GST

Dress Smart Casual

Includes all food and drinks

Register Here - NETWORK EVENT ONLY
AEN Members - Early Bird Rate

$450.00

AEN NSW & ACT Member EARLY BIRD

Member discount code must be used for this reduced price. A discount code will be required during the registration payment process.

Price includes GST

** Note – Ticket for Pre Conference Networking Event must be purchased separately and can be done as part of your registration to the Skills  Conference.**

AEN Members - Standard Pricing

$515.00

AEN NSW & ACT Member 

Member discount code must be used for this reduced price. A discount code will be required during the registration payment process.

Price includes GST

** Note – Ticket for Pre Conference Networking Event must be purchased separately and can be done as part of your registration to the Skills  Conference.**

Register Here
Non Member - Early Bird

$515.00

Non-Member (Delegate) – EARLY BIRD

Price includes GST.

** Note – Ticket for Pre Conference Networking Event must be purchased separately and can be done as part of your registration to the Skills  Conference.**

Non Member - Standard Pricing

$560.00

Non-Member (Delegate) 

Price includes GST.

** Note – Ticket for Pre Conference Networking Event must be purchased separately and can be done as part of your registration to the Skills  Conference.**

Register Here

SPONSORS

Opportunities are now available to become a partner of the Skills Conference. To view options available click here or the image below. For more information please contact Jason Sultana from the Apprentice Employment Network NSW & ACT on 0419 466 584 or jason@aennswact.com.au

The Apprentice Employment Network NSW & ACT would like to acknowledge and thank our 2024 sponsors:

2024 Skills Conference

Empowerment and Connection

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Dockside Darling Harbour
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